India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: India successfully hosted the BRICS Meeting on Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine (TCIM) on 21 July 2026 at Chandigarh, as part of its BRICS 2026 Chairship. The meeting formed part of the broader four-day programme of BRICS Health Track events in Chandigarh, jointly organised by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Ministry of Ayush. The TCIM meeting brought together senior government officials, ...
India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare provides technical and financial support to the States/UTs to strengthen the public healthcare services and to promote disease prevention, based on the proposals received in the form of Programme Implementation Plans (PIPs) under National Health Mission (NHM). Government of India provides approval for the proposals in the form of Record of Proceedings (RoPs) as per norms & available resourc...
India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Union Health Ministry regularly reviews and strengthens its preparedness for the detection and response to emerging infectious diseases through various national programs and institutions including the Viral Research and Diagnostic Laboratories (VRDL) network, genomic surveillance initiatives and wastewater surveillance for early detection of pathogens of public health importance. The preparedness is further strengthened through...
India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: National Full Immunization coverage (FIC) 2022-23 2023-24 2024-25 2025-26 94.7% 93.7% 98.3 % 97.9 % The details regarding the progress under the Universal Immunization Programme (UIP) and the recent initiatives to introduce new vaccine are given below: To prepare against future pandemics/public health emergencies in the country, Union Ministry of Health & Family Welfare has provided the following support to States/UTs: - ...
India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Health being a State subject, the primary responsibility for providing healthcare services, including cancer care, rests with the respective State Governments. However, the Department of Health and Family Welfare provides technical and financial support to States and Union Territories across the country under the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases (NP-NCD) as part of the National Health Missi...
India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Nationwide HPV vaccination campaign was launched on 28th February 2026 for approximately 1.2 crore eligible beneficiary girls aged 14 years across all 36 States and Union Territories. As of 15 July 2026, a total of 52,10,302 girls have received the HPV vaccine across the country. The HPV vaccine is delivered free of cost at designated government health facilities, including Ayushman Arogya Mandirs- Primary Health Centres (PHCs)...
India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), under its Medical Innovations Patent Mitra initiative, facilitated the licensing of three indigenous biomedical technologies to leading Indian pharmaceutical and vaccine manufacturers for further development, manufacturing and commercialization. The technologies include SHetA2, a novel anti-HPV therapeutic candidate for the treatment of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia (CIN), license...
India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: In a Landmark step towards strengthening India's efforts for the prevention and control of dengue, the Central Drugs Standard Control Organisation (CDSCO), under the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, has granted marketing authorisation for the Dengue Tetravalent Vaccine (Live, Attenuated) - Qdenga(R), manufactured by Takeda GmbH, Germany and to be imported by M/s Takeda Biopharmaceuticals India Pvt. Ltd. This is the first deng...
India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Parameter Cumulative till 31.03.2026 Investment (Rs. crore) 44,326 Employment generated (Nos.) 67,820 Incentive disbursed (Rs. in cr) 2,386.36 States No. of Manufacturing Unitsas on 31/03/2026 Andhra Pradesh 2 Assam 1 Gujarat 10 Haryana 35 Jharkhand 2 Karnataka 28 Kerala 1 Madhya Pradesh 6 Maharashtra 66 Puducherry 1 Punjab 1 Rajasthan 7 Tamil Nadu 38 Telangana 5 Uttar Pradesh 13 Uttarakhand...
India, July 21 -- The Government of India has issued a release: Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) undertakes modernisation, technological upgradation and capacity augmentation of its facilities based on business requirements, market opportunities and technological developments. During FY 2025-26, the Company incurred a capital expenditure of Rs. 671 Crore towards expansion, modernization and capacity expansion of its facilities. Further, under Ministry of Heavy Industry's 'Enhancement of...